European, US Bank Shares Recoup Some Losses; Sector Braces for Slew of Sanctions

European, US Bank Shares Recoup Some Losses; Sector Braces for Slew of Sanctions
A woman wearing a protective mask walks past the skyline of the financial district during sunset as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 26, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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FRANKFURT/LONDON—European and U.S. bank shares on Friday clawed back some of the previous day’s steep losses as the sector starts to get to grips with a slew of sanctions unveiled this week in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with more due from the European Union imminently.

Shares got off to a jittery start as missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital and President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough.